# Ramus hypertext system

Ramus is a template for hypertext fiction or games self-contained in a single web page. Emphasis on template: to make your own, simply replace the content of an existing document. All you need to know is plain old HTML.

## What's included

* Kitty and the sea, a short but complete sample game ported to Ramus as a showcase. Also City of Dead Leaves, a bigger and more complex game port that demonstrates new features in the 2.x line.
* The interactive guide (made with Ramus, of course), complemented by the link type reference</a> and scripting reference.
* A minimal template you can more easily use as a starting point.

Speaking of which: when putting your own content into the Ramus template, the resulting work belongs to you; credit would be appreciated, but is not required. Do let other people know they can do the same in turn, if you please.

**The sample games have their own license different from that of Ramus.**

## Features

* half a dozen link types that advance the story in various ways
* status line with score-keeping and move counter
* visited nodes are tracked and can be highlighted in CSS
* nice, modern stylesheet by default
* accessibility features like keyboard navigation

The scripting language further allows:

* conditional display
* fragment inclusion
* custom Javascript

See the homepage at https://notimetoplay.org/engines/ramus/ for more details.
